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Ranked · Renting · Colorado

Best cities for renters in Colorado

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Colorado Springs, CO488k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,650/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,300/mo · walkability: 35/100

  2. 2.Pueblo, CO112k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,115/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $814/mo · walkability: 38/100

  3. 3.Pueblo West, CO36k residents

    54/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,266/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,093/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Greeley, CO111k residents

    51/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,408/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,115/mo · walkability: 38/100

  5. 5.Grand Junction, CO68k residents

    50/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,164/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $839/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.Brighton, CO42k residents

    49/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,853/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $977/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Denver, CO719k residents

    47/100

    2-bedroom rent: $2,150/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,650/mo · walkability: 61/100

  8. 8.Wheat Ridge, CO32k residents

    46/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,621/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,282/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Aurora, CO394k residents

    45/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,886/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,471/mo · walkability: 42/100

  10. 10.Fountain, CO29k residents

    45/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,266/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,321/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Colorado?
Colorado Springs, CO ranks first with a fit score of 58/100, followed by Pueblo (56) and Pueblo West (54), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.